My Riffs

You can be very particular with who you let influence you, but you can draw large circle of love.  Keep your inner circle very curated. But let people in your circle of love and influence. Make an impact, but keep those who impact you very choice people. 

What I know doesn’t matter unless I care.  People aren’t generally interested in what I know, unless they know I care.  The care is what validates the knowing.  So before I can share something I know, I have to show I care. That will open the door for what I know to be more effective. 

Responding in kind perpetuates the action.  If someone has been ignorant, inconsiderate or rude, don’t respond in kind. You’ll perpetuate the action.  The best revenge is to turn the tide. Stop the perpetuation.  Someone is rude. Don’t be rude back.  Someone is kind. Respond with kindness. That’s an action worth perpetuating. 

I think it’s great to have big vision and big goals.  But you have to have daily habits that lead to those goals. Otherwise, the vision is useless.  What matters is attainable step by step actions that move you toward your goals. Sometimes you have to take a leap, but most often it’s step by step. 

I watched a video clip yesterday from a 91-year-old sharing what he's learned that's important. He said your home, your family, relationships and being confident in what you were created to be. If this is what's important, how much time and effort do we give these things?

I have to purposely set aside time to detach from technology. Technology has become integrated into so much that it’s getting harder to get away from.  It takes international detachment, or else it won’t happen.  Quiet mornings. Mid day walks. Book reading at night. Face to face conversations.  These things draw me away from technology and more attached to reality. And they’re the more important things.